Taylor Townsend

(Newser) - American tennis star Taylor Townsend says she will do "better" in the future after sparking outrage online for her take on traditional Chinese dishes. Townsend, who is in Shenzhen for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, posted videos to Instagram in which she expressed shock at dishes made...

(Newser) - Jelena Ostapenko has apologized for part of what she said to Taylor Townsend in the wake of Townsend's Wednesday win at the US Open. Immediately following the upset, Ostapenko accused her American opponent of having "no class" and "no education"—she reportedly used the latter phrase three times...

(Newser) - Naomi Osaka is weighing in on the spat between fellow tennis players Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko—and she is fully on the side of Townsend. After Townsend of the US defeated the Latvian on Wednesday, Ostapenko accused Townsend of having "no education" and "no class."...

(Newser) - American Taylor Townsend defeated Latvia's Jelana Ostapenko in a US Open upset on Wednesday, and the two players got into a heated argument immediately afterward. The moment has Ostapenko fending off accusations she took on a racist tone, though Townsend herself says she didn't read her opponent's...